METHODS OF ASCERTAINING TRUTH IN THE ROMANO-GERMANIC LEGAL FAMILY AND THEIR SIGNIFICANCE FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE LEGISLATION OF UZBEKISTAN

The question of how a court establishes the factual truth of a dispute lies at the heart of every procedural system. Within the Romano-Germanic (continental) legal family, the search for what is traditionally called "material" or "objective" truth has historically been treated not as a by-product of party contest but as an independent goal that the judge is duty-bound to pursue. The article concludes that while Uzbekistan's procedural legislation already rests on a Romano-Germanic epistemological foundation, further modernization - including a clearer statutory definition of the standard of proof, expanded use of digital evidence, and a more precise balance between judicial activism and party autonomy - would strengthen the reliability of fact-finding without abandoning the continental tradition's commitment to substantive justice.